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GUS'IAY GOLDSCHMIDT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR SPO BERNHARDSCHLESINGER, OF NET YORK, N. Y.

BED-COUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,921, dated July 14,1891. Application filed June 14, 1890. Serial No. 355,492 (No model.)Patented in Germany July 24, 1889, No. 48,710.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAv GoLDscHMIDT, asubject of the King of Prussia,German Emplre, and a resident of the city of Berlin, in the Kingdom ofPrussia, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBed- Couches, (patented in Germany July24,1889, No. 8f/'10,) and Ihereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

. The object of this invention is a bed-couch 1n which certainimprovements in construction and operation are attained, as hereinaftermore particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the new couch-bed is represented. in twocomplete forms, so that its novelty and peculiarity are clearly setforth; also, the movable side rails or arms and automatic backwardmotion of the back by the removal of these rails, and, lastly, theemployment of the side rails as a night-table, &c.

In said drawings, Figure l is a side elevation with the back folded downand the side rails or arms folded up for use as a bed. Fig. 2 is an endview of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the back up and thearms or side rails down. Fig. 4 is an end and Fig 5 a plan view of thesame. Fig. l is a front View of a modied form of device with the partsunfolded or in position for use as a sofa or conch. Fig. 2 is an endView of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view with the upholstering removed. iFig. 4 is an elevation, and Fig. 5 a plan, of the back-supportingmechanism.

The back A of the couch-bed, Figs. l to 5, fastened to the frame of thecouch by hinges CL, Figs. 3 and d, and provided with the customarycushions on the front, is adjusted on its reverse side asa mattress. Onthis reverse side are iixed swinging supports b c,

and so that the person reclining can take his choice of the supportsprovided for him. The rail or push-bar B is connected with the ledge orrod C, which bar stretches crosswise of the couch-bed, and itsdisengaged end runs as far as the couch-frame. The ledge C is fastenedto the front part of the side rails D F., Fig. 5, which are joined tothe couch-frame by hinges e f. The side rails can be raised sidewisefrom the front, Figs. l' and 2, and thus the ledge C, fastened to them,exerts a pressure by this proceeding which pushes the rail or push-bar Bagainst the back A. By this means the back A involuntarily closes on thecushions of the seat, Fig. 1, and now if the head and foot supports b cbe raised and the former. h n be placed in the right place by means ofthe l braces a bed of the normal length is formed, at the head (and atthe foot also) of which is a night-table. These nighttables, formed ofthe upright side rails or arms D E, are shaped like a column and mayserve, if provided with a slab, for the reception of the desired objectwhen the sofa-bed is drawn out.

In the above-described complete formation of the couch-bed the adequatelength of bed and the automatic opening and folding of the couch havebeen aimed at by raising the side rails or arms of the couch sidewise;but this effect may also be produced by extending the side rails or armsalong the length of the couch, as shown by the complete formation inFigs. l to 5". The back A is hinged on its lower edge at ot to thecouch-frame, and is tted up in the manner already described. The siderails or arms D E, on the contrary, are laid on the conch-frame insuitable manner, so that they may be drawn back lengthwise wit-h thecouch, and by this means they turn a disk S, which is in the center ofthe frame, Figs. 3 to 5a, and with which itis connected loosely by the'links C C. The bar-or rail B, restingagainst the back A, is likewisepivotally connected with the disk S and laid in a suitable manner abovethe frame of the couch.

To form a couch the movable parts are in' the position designated byfull lines in Figs. lfL to 45t. If, however, the side rails or armsD EIOC are drawn out, (see the dotted position, Fig. 1,) disk S will vbeturned, and the push bar or rail B shifts from the position shown inFigs. 4 and 5 to the dotted position, Fig. 5. Pushbar B thus pressesagainst the back A and turns it over, Fig. LL, dotted position. The backA falls on the seat-eushion of the couch and turns the mattress 4sideupward. The supports l) and c of the back may be omitted in thisposition of the couch, since here the side rail or arm D, having' beendrawn out, serves as a support for the cushion, and side rails or arms Esupport the feet.

If I desire to dispense with the service of the side rails or arms asnight-tables, the

eouch-bed can take the form just describedabove, and here, also, themain object is attained-viz., the lengthening of the couch to theadequate length of a bed and the easy automatic backward motion of theback.

That I claim isl. In a couch-bed, the combination, with the mainhorizontal portion, of the back A, hinged thereto, the movable siderails or arms D E,the push-bar B, adapted to engage the back, andconnections between said rails and bar,whereby the movement of theformer 0perates said bar, substantially as set forth.

2. In a couch-bed, the combination, with the main horizontal portion, ofthe back A, hinged thereto, the movable side rails or arms D E, thepush-bar B, adapted to engage the back, and connections, comprising thedisk S and links C G', between said rails and bar, whereby the movementof the former operaies said bar, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereoiil I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

GUSTAV GOLDSCHMIDT.

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ALEX. SoHoLzE, GOTTFRIED NIEMLLER.

